Sony TH-M508 ユーザーズマニュアル

7 MONITOR TYPE
You can select the monitor type to match your TV when you play 
DVDs recorded in the picture’s height/width ratio of 16:9.

Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 16:9 (wide 
TV).

Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3 
(conventional TV). While viewing a wide screen picture, the 
black bars appear on the top and the bottom of the screen.

Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3 
(conventional TV). While viewing a wide screen picture, the 
black bars do not appear, however, the left and right edges of 
the pictures will not be shown on the screen.

• Even if “4:3 PS” or “4:3 MULTI PS” is selected, the screen size may 

become “4:3 LB” or “4:3 MULTI LB” with some DVDs. This 
depends on how DVDs are recorded.

• When selecting “MULTI” options as the monitor type for the multi-

color system TV, this system outputs PAL or NTSC video signal 
according to the disc, regardless of the scan mode setting. (

A pg. 18)

7 PICTURE SOURCE
When you set the scan mode to PROGRESSIVE (

A pg. 18), you 

can obtain optimal picture quality by selecting whether the content 
on the disc is processed by field (video source) or by frame (film 
source).
Normally set to “AUTO”.

Used to play a disc containing both video and film source 
materials.
This system recognizes the source type (video or film) of the 
current disc according to the disc information.
• If the playback picture is unclear or noisy, or the oblique 

lines of the picture are rough, try to change to other modes.

Suitable for playing back a film source disc.

Suitable for playing back a video source disc.

7 SCREEN SAVER (

A pg. 22)

You can activate or deactivate Screen Saver function.

7 FILE TYPE
When several types of files are recorded on a disc, you can select 
which files to play. If you have changed FILE TYPE setting, be 
sure to turn the power off, then turn the power on to enable the new 
setting.

Select this to play MP3/WMA files.

Select this to play JPEG files.

Select this to play MPEG4 files.

7 DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT
You can select the appropriate mode according to the type of the 
device connected to DIGITAL OUT connector. (TH-M508 only)

Select this when you connect the linear PCM digital input of 
other audio equipment (amplifier, MD, or DAT deck, etc.).

Select this when you connect the digital input connector of a 
Dolby Digital decoder or an amplifire with a built-in Dolby 
Digital decoder.

Select this when you connect the digital input connector of an 
amplifier with a built-in DTS, Dolby Digital, or MPEG 
multichannel decoder.

• When DBS is selected as the source, PCM signal is output from 

DIGITAL OUT.

7 D. RANGE COMPRESSION
(Dynamic range compression)
You can enjoy low level recorded sound clearly at night even at a 
low volume when listening to the sound with Dolby Digital.

Select this when you want to enjoy surround sound with its 
full dynamic range (no effect applied).

Select this when you want to fully apply the compression 
effect (useful at midnight).

• When you play a multichannel Dolby Digital source with the 

surround mode is off, the setting of D. RANGE COMPRESSION is 
set to ON automatically.

7

CENTER SPEAKER/SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER/
SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER/SUBWOOFER
While monitoring the test tone, adjust the center and surround 
speakers volume as much as that of the front speakers.
TEST TONE*

* The test tone comes out of all of the activated speakers in the 

following sequence:

s Front left speaker s Center speaker s Front right 
speaker s Surround right speaker s Surround left 
speaker s (back to the beginning)

• Before you turn on the test tone, be sure to select AUTO SURR as the 

surround mode. (

A pg. 24)

Ex.: 16:9

Ex.: 4:3 LB

Ex.: 4:3 PS

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